In fall camp before his freshman year Moore won the free safety job. He has since started in all 25 games of his UCLA career, the most of any player on the roster.

Moore has had two years to grow up in UCLA's system and its locker room. He's been mentored by guys like Brigham Harwell, Brian Price, Reggie Carter, Kyle Bosworth and Alterraun Verner, not to mention coaches DeWayne Walker and Carnell Lake.

Before we continue our series, here's one thing I learned this weekend: Dunking on an 8-foot court is tons of fun, but the neck strain from a couple missed attempts might not be worth it.

Here's the eighth of 10 things we learned this spring about UCLA football:

8. Brian Price is UCLA's best player.

He made the biggest impact of any player on the practice field. I'd like to say Brian Price was dominating but a certain offensive line prevents me from having that conviction. I do feel good about using another 10-letter word to describe Price: determined.

The junior defensive tackle played with a real urgency and competitiveness, which is not something all of his defensive peers can say. You would have thought Price was trying to win a starting position, which is funny considering it was spring practice and he is one of the best players in the Pac-10. He could have easily showed up and relied on his talent to get by.

Defensive tackle Brian Price said he wants to be like Brigham Harwell, UCLA's former captain. Defensive end Datone Jones said he wants to be like Bruce Davis, UCLA's former All-American.

To get there, Jones and Price are taking pages out of each other's books.

A year ago Jones was thrust into the starting lineup as a true freshman and found the experience overwhelming. He displayed little technique and particularly struggled to hold blocks, recalling a play where he was driven about 15 yards back by a tight end.

This spring the sophomore quickly won a starting job from senior Reggie Stokes.

"We've had some great (defensive ends) in Bruce Davis and Justin Hickman," defensive coordinator Chuck Bullough said. "He's just continuing that tradition. His progression has been great."

It appears not. Not one Bruin is projected to be selected this weekend in the NFL draft.

Pro Football Weekly rates only punter Aaron Perez as a top-10 prospect at his position, citing him as a "priority free agent who could end up being drafted." At the same time, Perez is PFW's seventh-ranked punter. No way there will be that many punters taken.

CBS ranks Perez as the No. 387th prospect. (There are 256 picks in the seven-round draft.) The Bruins' next three highest rated players: defensive tackle Brigham Harwell at No. 619, running back Kahlil Bell at No. 661 and receiver Marcus Everett at 730.

This is not the end-all, be-all for these players and other draft-eligible Bruins hoping to play in the NFL. Expect Perez, Harwell, Bell and Everett all to sign free agent contracts soon after the draft. Quarterback Pat Cowan will be one of a handful of other Bruins that will likely get invited to an NFL camp.

UCLA's schedule alone should save it from another 4-8 season. The first week of spring practice has provided much more reason for encouragement.

Here are five observations thus far:

1. QB Kevin Prince: More than the anti-Kevin Craft

It took less than a week for Prince to make UCLA's offense better. His arm strength and accuracy are big upgrades from last year while turnovers have not been an issue. It's hard to say how he will respond when the Bruins are trailing in the fourth quarter or when the offensive line is buckling; those types of things really can't be answered until they happen. But Prince appears to be more than just a default winner in this quarterback competition.

NFL scouts, UCLA players of the past, present and future (freshman QB Richard Brehaut already has the physique of a college player), trainers, agents, Kahlil Bell's father clad in a two-piece plum suit and matching fedora, a guy wearing full USC warm-ups, my friend Chris from church, even Freddie Mitchell, we all came out to UCLA's Pro Day on Tuesday.

Here are five observations from Westwood:

1. All eyes on Harwell

NFL scouts had a chance to see about 15 UCLA players at Pro Day. It seemed like they paid the most attention to DT Brigham Harwell, probably the most talented of all the Bruins working out. He and running back Kahlil Bell were the only two players I heard scouts encourage during specific drills. Harwell's 36 bench-press repetitions earned him immediate praise from scouts but his 5.14 40 was average. His size (measured at 6 ½, 290) might keep him from getting drafted. Regardless, his intensity during Pro Day should have at the very least earned him a number of workouts after the draft.

TEMPE, Ariz. — UCLA quarterback Kevin Craft was making the walk again, the one to the sideline after a turnover, the one to his coach. This time defensive tackle Brian Price stopped him halfway through.

“Keep your head up,” Price said he told Craft.

A word for every Craft turnover that led to a touchdown.

Arizona State returned three Craft interceptions and a fumble for touchdowns — tying an NCAA record — en route to a 34-9 victory at Sun Devil Stadium on Friday.

“This is a tough lesson because you have two teams within a team,” UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel said. “It's a tough thing to come into the locker room and for the team thing to still flourish without divisiveness.”